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Florida International University FIU Digital Commons FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations University Graduate School 4-6-2001 Museum of urban development and headquarters for the planning/preservation department of the city of Miami Beach. Roberto Bezold Florida International University DOI: 10.25148/etd.FI14051138 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd Part of the Architecture Commons Recommended Citation Bezold, Roberto, "Museum of urban development and headquarters for the planning/preservation department of the city of Miami Beach." (2001). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1606. https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1606 This work is brought to you for free and open access by the University Graduate School at FIU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of FIU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Miami, Florida MUSEUM OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND. HEADQUARTERS FOR THE PLANNING/PRESERVATION DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE by Roberto Bezold 2001 To: Dean William McMinn School of Architecture This thesis written by Roberto Bezold, and entitled Museum of Urban Development and Headquarters for the Planning/Preservation Department of the City of Miami Beach, having been approved in respect to style and intellectual content, is referred to you for judgment. We have read this thesis and recommend that it be approved. Kevin Smith Raul Garcia Marilys R. Nepomechie, Major Professor Date of Defense: April 6, 2001 The thesis of Roberto Bezold is approved. Dean William McMinn School of Architecture Interim Dean Samuel S. Shapiro Division of Graduate Studies Florida International University, 2001 ii DEDICATION I dedicate this thesis to my family: Leticia, Lula, Luigi, Willy and Clayde Without their patience, understanding, support, and most of all love, the completion of this work would not have been possible. To Leticia, mi espocita, thanks for all the love, and more love. To Luigi, mi hermano, thanks for all the help and love, especially for the help during the toughest times. To Lulica, mi mami, thanks for all the unconditional love since 1973. To Willy, mi pacho, thanks for everything, including all the help as an outstanding architecture consultant. iii AKNOWLEDGMENTS I want to thank the members of my committee and all FlU faculty members for the support during the period that I studied at the School of Architecture. To Ms. Marilys Nepomechie, my Major Advisor, I thank for all the good ideas in design, the patience and unlimited help and availability for all my questions. To Mr. Kevin Smith, I am very thankful for all the help and advise in design as well as for all the technical advising and good humor. To Mr. Raul Garcia, thanks for all the help in the design analysis, useful information and knowledge in the Preservation field as for his invaluable friendship and collaboration with books, research documents and other useful material. To Mr. John Stuart, thanks for been an outstanding Graduate Advisor and professor who help me start with my thesis during Pre-thesis seminar. To all you, Marilys, John, Kevin and Raul my sincere gratitude for been my professors and friends during all the time I studied at FlU. iv ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS MUSEUM OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HEADQUARTERS FOR THE PLANNING/PRESERVATION DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY MIAMI BEACH by Roberto Bezold Florida International University, 2001 Miami, Florida Professor Marilys R. Nepomechie, Major Professor The objective of this research and thesis was to develop a program and project in the context of the Historic Art Deco District in Miami Beach. This project intended to analyze the chronological history of the urban development of the Art Deco District, its geographical, political and socio-cultural conditions as well as the evolution and different architectonic typologies of the area. In order to understand the issues involved in design in a historic context, this research addressed and analyzed several architectonic interventions within various historic places. This research concluded with the design of a public facility located at Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, consisting of a Museum of Urban Development and Headquarters for the Planning/Preservation Department of the City of Miami Beach. The project proposal and thesis, addresses architectonic and theoretical issues specific to design in an historic area. v TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. INTRODUCTION...............................................................................1 II. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND..............................................................1 The Boom Years, 1920s-1930s............................................................4 Architectural Styles...........................................................................6 The Post Depression Boom Years. 1930-1941.......................................10 The War Years, 1942-1945................................................................16 The Post War Boom, 1945-1965.........................................................17 1970s-1990s...................................................................................21 III. SITE AND CLIMATE.................................................................... 22 IV. SOCIAL CONTEXT...................................................................... 23 V. PRESERVATIONISTS VS. INVESTORS...............................................23 VI. ECONOMIC VIABILITY.................................................................. 24 VII. ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER.................................................... 25 VIII. HISTORIC CONTEXTS.................................................................. 25 IX. ROLE OF PRESERVATION........................................................... 26 X. MUSEUM ........................................................................................ 27 XI. PROPOSAL.....................................................................................28 Skin and Structure.............................................................................31 Architectural Details and Zoning...........................................................32 XII. LIST OF REFERENCES................................................................56 VI LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE PAGE 21. The Tides Hotel, 1220 Ocean Dr.............................................................13 FIGURE PAGE 22. Park Central Hotel, 640 Ocean Dr............................................................15 1. Map of Miami Beach...............................................................................3 23. The Waldorf Tower, 860 Ocean Dr .......................................................... 15 2. Map of Architectural District......................................................................1 24. The Victor Hotel, 1144 Ocean Dr..............................................................15 3. Miami Beach Early Coconut Plantation.......................................................2 25. The Clevelander Hotel, 1020 Ocean Dr......................................................15 4. J. N. Lummus........................................................................................2 26. The Breakwater Hotel, 940 Ocean Dr.........................................................15 5. Collins Bridge Openning Day on June 12, 1913............................................5 27. The Winter Haven, 1400 Ocean Dr..........................................................15 6. Miami Beach Early Roads, Atlantic Boulevard..............................................5 28. The Cardozo Hotel, 1300 Ocean Dr..........................................................16 7. Miami Beach Aerial View During the 1920s.................................................5 29. The Avalon Hotel, 700 Ocean Dr..............................................................16 8. The Martha Hills Apartments, 850 Ocean Dr................................................8 30. The Ocean Plaza, 1430 Ocean Dr.............................................................16 9. Casa Grande, 834 Ocean Dr....................................................................9 31. Beach Patrol Station...............................................................................17 10. Flambeau Apartments, 1126 Ocean Dr.....................................................9 32. Oceanfront Auditorium, 1001 Ocean Dr......................................................17 11.Ocean Drive Hotel, 760 Ocean Dr...........................................................11 33. The War Years, 1942-1945......................................................................17 12. Park Hotel, 928 Ocean Dr.....................................................................11 34. The Pelican Hotel, 826 Ocean Dr..............................................................19 13. Locust Apartments, 918 Ocean Dr..........................................................11 35. The Boulevard, 740 Ocean Dr..................................................................19 14. Beach Paradise Hotel, 600 Ocean Dr......................................................11 36. The Adrian Apartments, 1052 Ocean Dr......................................................19 15. 1926 Hurricane...................................................................................11 37. The Eastern

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